Some facial recognition systems, especially those on some smartphones, also use this file extension for data that stores face tagging information, and they are of a similar graphics-based format.
How to Open a FACE File
Open one with the free XnView program. Other graphics tools that work with raster-based images might work as well. It’s impractical to open FACE files from a smartphone because they can use up a lot of storage space if there are lots of them. The Android OS (and maybe similar devices) employ a feature called Tag Buddy that produces FACE files and sometimes FACE folders.
How to Convert a FACE File
Konvertor is one of the few free file converters that should convert a FACE file to another format. However, you might be able to change the extension to JPG and then use a free image converter to convert the JPG to something else, like PNG. Although it’s not free, Graphics Converter Pro from Newera Software supports this and more than 500 other graphic formats.
How to Stop Making FACE Files
Since FACE files on a phone are made automatically through the Tag Buddy feature, you have to turn off Tag Buddy to stop the auto-creation of these files. Consult the documentation for the Tag Buddy system for your particular phone for additional information.
Still Can’t Open It?
If your file doesn’t open with the tools mentioned above, there’s a good chance your file isn’t really in this particular format. It might instead be a totally different format with an entirely different file extension, which means that it opens with a different program. For example, FACE files aren’t the same as FACEFX files, which are FaceFX Actor 3D model files created with OC3 Entertainment’s FaceFX program. Although the two extensions look similar at face value, their formats are actually not related at all. Another example is FACES. It has just one extra letter at the end, so it’s easy to mix it up for a FACE file, but they’re actually used by JavaServer Faces.
